I already had an 87red berlina project, engine swap, Fresh black VK lights,
Extractors, Creamy tan interior, looking forward to a Turbo,
Sadly it was stolen in the night.....

When I found this 88 berlina, I had a think and decided,
"No, I want a RED BERLINA to sit next to my blue/blue/silver calais!"
"Just like i had planned, Red turbo Berlina & Blue v8 calais"
"Start Again I will" Persevere!

Anyway So I scored it for a reasonable sum, with some front left damage,
Badly damaged Grey Bumpers, and a rusty boot,
A few distant prangs, but exellent insurence fix's involving new paint.

So after much searching around the right Berlina popped up for 1k,
I bought It, Took all the goodies off and replaced them with oldies,
Took all the Red stuff and replaced with Grey exec stuff,
So I still get to keep my grey berlina set interior up.

Surprised by the Red Interior, the Seats and Door trim-
are of a really course carpet like material?
Compared to the slight fluffieness of other colors.... anyway-

I couldn't rip the roof out... I'll just get It Redone in Valour Red later-
In the mean time I brought some Red fabric dye - in a can,
Taped up all the usual spots, and whacked it on in the usual manner,
-Lightly!

I used a whole can on the first day, It was still a bit light,
The second can really coated it and it came up quite nice,
I could of got a darker Red but thought It Might Go too Dark-
Ventilation was an issue for me, should have prepared for that lol!